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KANATA, Ont. — Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe turned heads on the first day of training camp when he made it known that 41-year-old forward Joe Thornton would play on a top line with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. Keefe’s vision of their potential came to fruition in a 3-2 win over the […]

KANATA, Ont. — This was supposed to be a battle of contender versus pretender. For roughly the first half of their second game of the regular season, the Maple Leafs played to that script against an Ottawa Senators club that hasn’t played a game since March. Then came the plot twist. The Maple Leafs had […]

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joe Thornton talks about his first game with the Blue and White after a 5-4 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joe Thornton talks about his firs game with the Blue and White after a 5-4 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens. Source link

TORONTO — In July, 2018, the Toronto Maple Leafs bolstered their goaltending depth by signing Calvin Pickard to a one-year deal worth $800,000. The year before that, they locked up goalies Curtis McElhinney and Garret Sparks to new contracts. With Frederik Andersen secured as the team’s starting goaltender, their depth at the position never seemed […]

At one point in Gary Bettman’s pre-season address to the media Monday afternoon, it became very clear that the NHL commissioner was intent on making a point. Boy, did he ever. He was asked about the logistics and back room efforts that go into putting on the season and whether there is more weight put […]

The New York Islanders weren’t far off of a Stanley Cup appearance last season. This time, they want to take it a step further. The New York Islanders weren’t far off of a Stanley Cup appearance last season. This time, they want to take it a step further.

In the one full season that has been played since the end of the 2018-19 campaign and the beginning of this one, there have been a total of 18 coaching changes in the NHL, which lends credence to the notion that coaches in the best league in the world have about as much job security […]

When I asked a group of scouts to describe what Trevor Zegras brings to a game, those words were a common occurrence. Maybe it’s true, then? It’s hard to say otherwise if you’ve watched him play for the United States at the World Junior Championship, where he currently looks like a favorite to win MVP […]